Owls feed on mice.
live on...人以某物为主食 They live on rice. Well-fed, well-bred.
管仲：仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱 投币：
She fed two coins into the machine for a cup of coffee.
zeugma 轭式修辞
一个动词与多个名词搭配，表示不同的含义。 Clothes that fit the man and the times
You'e free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit.
同学常这样写：It seems that dogs love to chew up money. 而文章这样说：Dogs loved to chew up money!
类似的句子
You may wonder why spiders should be our friends.
Many of us believe that economic development is of paramount importance to China. Economic development, many of us believe, is of paramount importance to China.
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Monastery 修道院
in cars = by car “用某种交通工具”： “by”后要用单数名词不加冠词； “in”后的名词要有人称和数的变化。
You can go to the airport in my car.[$/ee$] by my car (×) We crossed the river in a boat.[$/ee$] by a boat(×)
as 引导的原因状语从句--$]用非谓语
用独立主格(√)
(With) so many people (being) about, the dogs have to be ...
...the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. keep:相当于动词 confine 把??关起来 He was kept / confined in prison.
You shouldn't keep / confine the bird in a cage.
“的”不见的都是 “of” life at the monastery \
军旅生活 life in the army 校园生活 life on campus
quite: totally, completely, absolutely
temperature literature
drop 下降，掉下来 同义词： [1] fall
The temperature falls to -30° [2] plunge 骤降
The temperature plunges to -30°. [3] dive to... [4] plummet to...
反义词：表示“上升” [1] increase to... [2] rise to... [3] rocket to... [4] soar to...
上升或下降的“幅度”，用介词“by” The temperature drops by 10°. 温度的读法： -30°
[1] minus 30 degrees [2] 30 degrees below zero -30°C
minus 30 degrees Centigrade / Celsius -30°F
minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit
接名词： prefer A to B
I prefer mutton to beef. 接动词：
prefer doing to doing
I prefer standing to sitting down.
(TOEFL)
(A) She doesn't like to go shopping. (B) She went shopping yesterday. (C) She doesn't live near the shops. (D) She prefers shopping to studying.
原文：
W:Didn't Marian go shopping with you yesterday?
M:Even if she hadn't had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying home to going shopping.
Q:What does the man imply about Marian? (A) She doesn't like to go shopping.
prefer A rather than B
I prefer mutton rather than beef. prefer to do rather than do
I prefer to stand rather than sit down.
would rather do than do (考试必备） I'd rather stand than sit down.
(TOEFL)
(A) She wants the man to be at the station when she arrives. (B) She isn't sure which train she'll be on. (C) The train will be an hour late. (D) She'll leave home at 6:30.
原文：
A: It says here the next train is due in at 6:30.
B: I know, but I don't know whether I can make that one. I'd rather call you from the station than have you waiting around for an hour. What does the woman imply?
(B) She isn't sure which train she'll be on.
privacy: 隐私，个人自由
允许某人做某事 permit sb. to do sth. allow sb. to do sth.
give sb. permission to do
wander: to walk aimlessly = roam 闲逛
regular visitors：常客
He is one of our restaurant's regulars.（他是我们饭店的常客。） （对话）
---What'll it be? （发音练习） ---The usual, please. 平时常点的菜
party 一起工作（旅游），有共同目的的一队人 a party of tourists 一队游客 a search party 搜寻小组/小分队 a rescue party 营救小组
表示一队人的表示方法还有：
a group / bunch（有贬义）/ crowd / band of 一组/串/群
一起工作的一组人 team
一帮坏蛋 gang 匪帮
The Gang of Four 四人帮
代表团
delegation
一群了不起的人，杰出的人 galaxy （原义星系） a galaxy of artists/scientists
一群杰出的艺术家/一群伟大的科学家
假期期间用at on Christmas Day on Easter Day 在周末
on weekends 美国多用on at weekends 英国多用at
receive a warm welcome
口语化的表达方式：...are always warmly welcomed...
致以热烈欢迎，用动词extend。
Let's all extend a warm welcome to our visitors. 让我们一起向来宾致以热烈的欢迎。
书面语的固定搭配：
表示“受到了??；得到了??”，可以用：receive + n. receive insults (be insulted) receive support (be supported)
receive adequate treatment (be adequately treated) receive good education (be well educated)
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The great ship, Titanic 同位语
当船只的名字在句中充当同位语时，定冠词the可有可无，
（船只）从A地出发，驶向B地： sail from A to B
sail out of A towards B sail for B from A
当指飞机时，动词换成fly，例：
The Boeing 747 flew from Shanghai to New York.
The Boeing 747 flew out of Shanghai towards New York. The Boeing 747 flew for New York from Shanghai.
记忆诀窍：表示动身出发去某地，介词用for，而for音似“赴”： leave for... depart for...
set out / off for...
I'm leaving for Dalian on Tuesday.
make for... 朝某个方向走
I think it's time we made for home.
be heading(英国人) / headed（美国人） for... 朝??前进（多用比喻义，经常表示不好的事情。）
The negotiation is heading for deadlock.
Newcastle seemed to be heading for failure until a late goal saved the day.
指“车、船、祖国”时常用“she”，例： What's wrong with my car? She won't start. China has done what she promised to do.
整体性的名词+ of +基数词 a crew of 891--- 891名船员
a committee of 100--- 100人的委员会 a family of 5--- 五口之家
on board / aboard 在船（飞机）上，到船（飞机—）上 All aboard! 全体上船了！
Welcome aboard! 欢迎加入我们这个新集体！
1,316 passengers and a crew of 891 were on board (her). 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891 were aboard (her).